Bonnet.



M. E. BALDWIN.

BONNET.

APPLICATION FILED 111111.11, 1911.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913 COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH :0. WASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAR-Y ELLEN BALDWIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BONNET.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY ELLEN BALD- WIN, of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Bonnets, of which the following, taken in connection with the drawing, is a description.

My invention has for its object the production of a head covering which may be utilized either as a bonnet or hood, being readily convertible from one into the other, and is designed especially to meet the requirements of automobilists, aviators, and others who are exposed to both the wind and the sun.

A further object of my invention is to provide a head covering of this class which may be made to fit over any style of hair dressing as now worn by ladies, and which may be readily adjusted to fit around the head in the form of a hood, or which may be increased in size to fit loosely around the head and extend over the face as a sun bonnet.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a detachable skirt or cape for the bonnet, by means of which when desired, the neck may also be protected from the sun, wind or other elements.

A further object of my invention is to provide a head covering of this kind which shall also be provided with means in the head piece for preventing the rumbling sound in the ears occasioned when wearing bonnets as heretofore constructed.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated what I now consider the preferred form of my invention, although I contemplate different sizes and arrange mentsof the covering materials, and other details without departing from the spirit thereof, and in these drawings Figure 1 is perspective view of my head gear, partly broken away to show the interior arrangement of the adjustable crown portion. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the head piece or peak; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the adjustable crown detached from the bonnet, and Fig. at is another form of head piece. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a supplemental head piece.

In the drawings A represents the bonnet or hood when finished with the covering material. The foundation of this bonnet is formed of a head piece A of any suitable kind of stiffening material, preferably Japa- Spccification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 11, 1911.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 613,766.

nese straw matting, and which is preferably shaped as shown in Fig. 2, the rear edge a thereof being the back of the head piece and the edge a forming the front or peak of the head piece. I do not limit the shape of this head piece to that shown, as the bonnets may also be made with the crescent shaped head piece A as shown in Fig. 4. The lining a is preferably of the same material covering the head piece, and of the same shape, and is secured to the headpiece forming the inside of the bonnet.

The outer covering of the bonnet may be of any kind of material best suited to the style and the expense desired to trim it, and it may be either shirred, ruffied, plaited or plain, and may be of the same or different colored materials. The crown C is made to fit loosely around the back and sides of the head. Inside of this outer covering is my adjustable crown, B, by means of which the device may be made to fit closely around the head and sides of the face, or by en larging the same it may be made sufficiently large and loose to serve the purpose of a sunbonnet. This crown B may be made of any light thin, preferably washable, material, and is formed of two pieces B, B, of approximately the shape shown in Fig. 3, the longer straight edges thereof being provided with eyelets Z), 6, through which is a lacing cord C which holds them in proper position. This crown B is secured to the rear edge a of the head piece by gathering or plaiting the curved edges of the same to fit the head piece. The straight edges 0, 0 are each then gathered or plaited to the proper size to fit around the back of the neck. The lower edge of the outer crown C is also gathered or plaited to fit around the back of the neck and a band 0 secured thereto. Covering this band upon the outside of the bonnet is a row of trimming of any kind desired.

A detachable skirt or cape D is provided, which may be long enough to reach around the shoulders if desired. This skirt or cape is gathered or plaited upon a band of the same length as the band 0 and is secured thereto by suitable detachable fastening devices cZ which engage with the corresponding fastening member d which is secured to the outside of the band 0 and under the flounce or trimming 0 so that when desired the cape may be dispensed with entirely by disengaging the fasteners, the trimming c Cir giving a finished appearance to the head gear without the cape.

When it is desired to convert this bonnet into a hood the adjustable crown B is laced so that the two halves thereof come close together, thus drawing bachwardly the head piece A so that when the fastening strings E, E are tied under the chin of the wearer the device fits closely around the head and at each side of the face. l Vhen it is desired to use the same as a bonnet the lacing C is loosened so that the detachable crown is spread apart thereby distending the crown and allowing the head piece to project over the face and form a shade for the eyes, as a sun bonnet. This adjustable crown also permits it to be worn over any of the present styles of hair dressing without inconvenience.

Through the head piece, the lining thereof and the covering for the same I have provided at interyals openings 0, e, which afford at the same time means for ventilation, and destroy the rumbling noise occasioned when wearing a bonnet or hood having a stiffened head piece without means for circulation of the air.

In Fig. I have shown a separate head piece which is adapted to be worn inside of the hood or bonnet if desired to afford noaeeei greater protection to the face. This head piece F is made practically the same shape as the head piece of the bonnet, and shaped around the edges to fit closely to the head and face. It is designed to be worn for greater warmth or to protect the face from the wind.

f is a fastening strip, permanently secured to one end of this head piece, the opposite end having a fastening device adapted to engage the opposite end of the head piece F.

I claim In a head gear of the class described, the combination of a ventilated head piece of suitable stiffening material, a lining and covering therefor, an outer crown secured to the head piece, an inner adjustable crown secured inside of the outer crown and having means for increasing or decreasing the size thereof, and a skirt removably secured to the outer crown, substantially as de scribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARY ELLEN BirLDlVlN.

Witnesses HARRIET R. rimmers, JAY C. HALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, 1). C. 

